Makeup for Hooded Eyes

Learn how to enhance your eye shape with easy, long-wearing makeup for hooded eyes. Playing up your eye shape is easy if you know a few fundamental techniques to enhance your natural eye shape. You can identify hooded eyes by a non-visible crease hidden by a fold of skin. Focus on opening and defining hooded eyes to achieve a standout look.

Start by applying a matte eyeshadow shade to the lid and above the crease (seen here is Dual-Ended Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick in Taupe). Apply the same shade to the lower lash line, building color upward and outward until you meet the crease color. By connecting the lowest application of color with the highest application of color, you are creating the illusion of a larger eye shape. Keep the eye open while applying your eyeshadow. This will help you see how color application is affecting the overall shape of the eye. mula features a weightless feel and natural matte finish in a range of skin-true shades.

Apply Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Black Ink into the upper lash line. Use our Ultra Precise Eyeliner Brush to gently press into the root of lashes to create a thin line that defines without taking up lid space.

Add a shimmer eyeshadow shade to the inner corner of the eye (seen here is Dual-Ended Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick in Golden Pink). The subtle shimmer contrasts with the deeper matte shade to brighten and open up the look of the eye.

Add more definition by smudging a deeper eyeshadow shade (seen here is Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick in Espresso) at the outer corner of the upper lash line with our Smokey Eyeliner Brush.

Complete your look with a few coats of Smokey Eye Mascara using an upward motion to help open up the eye. Wiggle the wand as close to the lash line as possible for a seamless application.